Month: April 2023

4:50 PM ET ATHENS, Ga. — The University of Georgia introduced Boom, its new 10-month-old English bulldog, as Uga XI during a pregame ceremony at Sanford Stadium prior to the Bulldogs’ spring game Saturday afternoon. The “transfer of power,” as it was described in the stadium, was completed as Uga X’s collar was taken off
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4:45 PM ET Associated Press MONACO — Fifth-seeded Andrey Rublev reached the Monte Carlo Masters final for the second time after rallying to beat eighth-seeded American Taylor Fritz 5-7, 6-1, 6-3 in a rain-interrupted contest on Saturday. The Russian player, who lost in the final two years ago, goes for his 13th career title and
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5:11 PM ET Virginia tailback Mike Hollins, who survived a gunshot wound to his stomach in the November shooting attack that killed three teammates — Lavel Davis Jr., D’Sean Perry and Devin Chandler — got the first touch of the Cavaliers’ spring game Saturday to a standing ovation. Hollins rushed for 7 yards up the
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5:07 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN PHILADELPHIA — A year ago, James Harden entered the playoffs with the Philadelphia 76ers having played 21 games with his new team, and still was acclimating to a new environment after arriving here via a blockbuster midseason trade. On Saturday afternoon, Harden and the 76ers opened up this year’s playoffs
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9:14 AM ET The Columbus Blue Jackets have fired Brad Larsen after two seasons as coach, general manager Jarmo Kekalainen announced Saturday. The Blue Jackets finished with the second-worst record in the NHL this season, totaling 59 points during a 25-48-9 campaign. It was the second time in three seasons that Columbus failed to reach
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2:16 PM ET On the first day of the spring transfer portal window, Georgia defensive tackle Bear Alexander told ESPN that he is planning to enter his name in the portal. On3 reported the news first and Alexander became the first big name to announce his intentions to transfer in this spring period. He was
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11:55 AM ET ESPN News Services The St. Louis Cardinals activated outfielder Lars Nootbaar from the 10-day injured list Saturday. He had been out since jamming his left thumb on a headfirst slide into third base on Opening Day on March 30. Nootbaar is in the starting lineup, batting seventh, for Saturday’s game against the
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12:20 PM ET The San Francisco Giants placed outfielder/designated hitter Joc Pederson on the 10-day injured list Saturday, retroactive to April 12, with inflammation in his right wrist. The two-time All-Star has not played since Tuesday. He is batting .242 with two homers and nine RBIs through 10 games this season. Pederson, who turns 31
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12:05 PM ET Ryan Pannone, an assistant coach with the New Orleans Pelicans, has accepted an offer to become an assistant coach under Nate Oats at Alabama, he told ESPN on Saturday. Pannone comes from a different background than most assistant coaches in the college basketball ranks, previously serving as the head coach of the
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